Tour by Judas Priest | |
Location | North America |
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Associated album | Screaming for Vengeance |
Start date | 26 August 1982 |
End date | 21 February 1983 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 111 |
Judas Priest concert chronology |
The World Vengeance Tour was a 1982 concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest where they toured throughout North America from 26 August 1982 until 21 February 1983 in support of the 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance.
Overview
The 12 December 1982 show was filmed and released on multiple video formats; first released on VHS, Beta, VHD and LaserDisc as Judas Priest Live in 1983; as Disc 5 as a DVD on the Metalogy compilation box-set in 2004; and as a separate DVD package entitled Live Vengeance '82 in 2006.
Despite the last US leg of the tour ended in Honolulu on 21 February 1983, the band would perform their last show of the tour at the 1983 US Festival in San Bernardino, California on 29 May 1983 alongside Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Triumph, the Scorpions, and Van Halen.[1] The band's performance is featured as a DVD on the 30th anniversary edition of Screaming for Vengeance.[2]
Personnel
- Rob Halford – lead vocals
- Glenn Tipton – lead/rhythm guitar and background vocals
- K.K. Downing – rhythm/lead guitar and background vocals
- Ian Hill – bass
- Dave Holland – drums and background vocals
Setlist
- "Electric Eye"
- "Riding On The Wind"
- "Heading Out to the Highway"
- "Metal Gods"
- "Bloodstone"
- "Breaking the Law"
- "Sinner"
- "Fever" (dropped after 28 August 1982)
- "Desert Plains"
- "The Ripper"
- "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)
- "Devil's Child"
- "Screaming for Vengeance"
- "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
- "Victim of Changes"
- "Living After Midnight"
- "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
- "Hell Bent for Leather"
Also occasionally played were:
- "Tyrant" (played on 29 August 1982 and 9 January 1983)
- "Hot Rockin'" (played on 28 October 1982)
- "Genocide" (played on 28 October 1982)
Tour dates
- A This show was supported by The Rods
- B This show was supported by Krokus
- C This show was supported by Iron Maiden
- D This show was supported by Coney Hatch
- E This concert was supported by Uriah Heep
- F This concert was supported by Heaven
Boxscore
City | Venue | Tickets sold/Available | Gross revenue (adjusted for inflation) |
---|---|---|---|
San Antonio | Convention Center | 13,669/13,669 (100%)[5] | $352,356[5] |
Dallas | Reunion Arena | 11,185/19,000 (59%)[5] | $286,898[5] |
Bloomington | Met Center | 7,005/7,500 (93%)[6] | $172,391[6] |
Rockford | Metro Center | 5,244/5,720 (92%)[6] | $121,514[6] |
Chicago | International Amphitheater | 10,994/10,994 (100%)[7] | $309,024[7] |
Detroit | Cobo Arena | 9,366/12,191 (77%)[7] | $259,557[7] |
Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | 6,536/8,000 (82%)[8] | $163,088[8] |
Columbus | Ohio Center | 7,179/7,179 (100%)[8] | $166,571[8] |
Worcester | The Centrum | 8,291/8,547 (97%)[9] | $212,441[9] |
New York City | Madison Square Garden | 16,606/16,606 (100%)[10] | $544,678[10] |
New Haven | Coliseum | 9,914/9,914 (100%)[9] | $254,371[9] |
Philadelphia | Spectrum | 13,151/13,151 (100%)[10] | $341,088[10] |
Landover | Capital Center | 16,841/17,431 (97%)[10] | $456,752[10] |
East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena | 17,823/17,823 (100%)[11] | $531,799[11] |
Rochester | War Memorial Auditorium | 10,200/10,200 (100%)[11] | $246,250[11] |
Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens | 11,960/11,960 (100%)[12] | $364,796[12] |
Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | 8,927/8,927 (100%)[13] | $290,769[13] |
Calgary | Max Bell Arena | 3,965/3,965 (100%)[13] | $132,287[13] |
Daly City | Cow Palace | 14,600/14,600 (100%)[14] | $427,552[14] |
San Diego | Sports Arena | 10,109/11,200 (90%)[14] | $299,513[14] |
Phoenix | Memorial Coliseum | 10,510/10,510 (100%)[15] | $292,222[15] |
Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | 11,922/11,922 (100%)[15] | $259,109[15] |
Cincinnati | Gardens | 6,344/6,922 (92%)[15] | $132,187[15] |
Madison | Dane County Coliseum | 8,357/10,000 (84%)[16] | $196,198[16] |
Lansing | Civic Center | 4,919/4,919 (100%)[17] | $138,069[17] |
Saginaw | Wendler Arena | 5,959/7,169 (83%)[17] | $152,054[17] |
Muskegon | L.C Walker Arena | 5,094/7,112 (72%)[17] | $129,982[17] |
Salina | Bicentennial Center | 3,459/5,000 (69%)[18] | $90,745[18] |
Little Rock | Barton Coliseum | 4,434/7,500 (59%)[18] | $116,263[18] |
Austin | Frank Erwin Center | 7,341/7,341 (100%)[18] | $174,206[18] |
References
- ^ "The Story of the Influential, Short-Lived, Very Expensive US Festival". ultimateclassicrock.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "JUDAS PRIEST: 'Screaming For Vengeance – Special 30th Anniversary Edition' Due In September". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "WORLD VENGEANCE TOUR (1982)". chmetal.info. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "WORLD VENGEANCE TOUR (1983)". chmetal.info. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
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- ^ a b c d "Billboard Magazine 10-16-1982" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d "Billboard Magazine 10-23-1982" (PDF).
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- ^ a b c d "Billboard Magazine 11-06-1982" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Billboard Magazine 11-13-1982" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d "Billboard Magazine 11-20-1982" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d "Billboard Magazine 12-11-1982" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e f "Billboard Magazine 12-18-1982" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Billboard Magazine 02-05-1983" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e f "Billboard Magazine 02-12-1983" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e f "Billboard Magazine 02-26-1983" (PDF).